Also Im not sure sandbagging in a thing anymore, to the level people think at least. With the rules these days you can't really do that anymore.
F1 Season 2025
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McLaren were fastest on the long run, and both Piastri and Norris aborted short runs when posting purple sector times, Lando did it just before the end yesterday for example. Based on that I would say they look fastest.
HAAS have big problems, bits of bodywork ripped off at high speed
Red Flag , there is glass from the start / Finish box , glass has been smashed
When I saw this shared initially I thought it's a fake quote. It's actually real 
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...der-white-men-criticising-his-move-to-ferrari
You can change ERS deployment, turn the engine power down, run different maps. Have the driver lift and coast, put less or more fuel in the car. Also set deltas for your driver's to drive to.
Still a lot you can do.
Expect technical protests at first GP of the season as it's allegeded that Ferrari and McLaren are running mini drs on rear wing in testing
unfortunately for red bull, the fia will be bored with max winning, so fully expect them to take ages to deal with it.
So much happened on and off the track I think this might be the most Iv looked forward to a new season in years.
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Tyre wear is dependent on a lot of factors, not least of which is the track temperature.
Given it was unseasonally cold there's very little that can be concluded about how the cars will do over the course of the season.
So McLaren a distance ahead of Merc who seems like 1% stronger than Ferrari, and then RedBull slightly behind Ferrari? Seems to be the feeling, based on rubbish speculation.
Would be surprised though if McLaren isn’t the fastest car in Australia.
Would be surprised though if McLaren isn’t the fastest car in Australia.
I can't wait for new season, but I simply can't be bothered with testing. Teams themselves are the only one who can read anything from it, I don't think we know shit apart from some rumours.
Ditto. Can't remember the last time testing was a whole accurate predictor for the season to come.
There's a lot of downplaying going on as usual, but McLaren can't hide that they were doing 1:32s consistently in long stints. That's 2 seconds quicker than race pace for Verstappen last year.
Agreed. Track temps at Bahrain were 20 degrees lower than usual for the Bahrain GP weekend. So we can't tell anything.
Q3 opening race will tell us about the one lap pace. Even then we need a few GPs as under these regs getting the car in the right operating window is so hard.
Exactly we get nothing from testing, anybody predicting the season from testing is either deluded or just on a wind up.
According to rumours Susie Wolff may run for FIA president.
ADRIAN NEWEY REVEALS FIRST ASTON MARTIN "TARGET"
"The first target really is to get to know everybody here, understand how everybody works, and try to integrate myself with everybody
It's talking to the drivers, it's talking to my fellow engineers, trying to bounce ideas off them. Getting that sort of creative flow going."
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/...red-bull-cto-arrives-in-silverstone/10699966/
"The first target really is to get to know everybody here, understand how everybody works, and try to integrate myself with everybody
It's talking to the drivers, it's talking to my fellow engineers, trying to bounce ideas off them. Getting that sort of creative flow going."
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/...red-bull-cto-arrives-in-silverstone/10699966/
According to Corriere dello Sport, Ferrari has backtracked on a shortened gardening leave period for Cardile and he's now not allowed to start before July 17.
Lawrance apparently is not amused.
Lawrance apparently is not amused.
Multiple sources are saying aston Martin prepared a place for Adrian Newey to sleep at the factory.
This was at Newey's request, who is prepared to work overnight on the 2026 car.
This was at Newey's request, who is prepared to work overnight on the 2026 car.
Are you Newey's agent?
Anyone know when the F1 fantasy 2025 starts?
Probably the first race of the season
Have you checked your email? I got an invite from @pauldyson1uk via Superbru on the 16th, went to the promotions folder at first.
I have reactivated the Fantasy League
Join RedCafe Fantasy League, my F1 Predictor league on Superbru! You can find my pool here:
https://www.superbru.com/f1/pool.php?p=12961005
or by downloading the Superbru app and searching for the pool with code:
acmesuns
There is 12 in the league so far, would be better with more.
Thanks for this, I’ve rejoined.
Although that Superbru website might be one of the shittest websites in history
I would agree with that
The FIA has made a raft of changes to Formula 1’s sporting rules for the 2025 season, with two loopholes concerning formation laps and damaged cars the most notable alterations.
Article 43.8 of F1’s sporting rules has been changed to state “all cars starting from the pitlane able to do so must leave the pitlane and join the formation lap”.
Previously, such cars would only leave their garages when the grid was finally forming up and not take part in the formation lap.
Now, once the formation lap has been completed including the pitlane starters, these will re-enter the pits and line up in qualifying order, unless they first form up after the five-minute signal pre-race start – in which case they must join the back of any queue that heads out for the formation lap at the back of the pack.
Autosport understands that by changing this rule, the FIA has closed several possible loopholes the teams could have exploited under the old regulations.
The first is that, under the 2024 wording of this rule, pitlane starters could join an extra formation lap or formation laps held behind the safety car (say, in very wet conditions) if they desired, but in the case of multiple cars being in this scenario some could choose not to do so and therefore automatically gain places when the others returned to the pitlane for the start.
Although sources from within the FIA insist the thrust behind this change does not come from any specific incident in 2024, and instead is the result of thinking going back several seasons, there is an illustrative example from last year involving ex-Red Bull driver Sergio Perez.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/oth...1&cvid=a96dc84ed82241beab52c98450184669&ei=30
Article 43.8 of F1’s sporting rules has been changed to state “all cars starting from the pitlane able to do so must leave the pitlane and join the formation lap”.
Previously, such cars would only leave their garages when the grid was finally forming up and not take part in the formation lap.
Now, once the formation lap has been completed including the pitlane starters, these will re-enter the pits and line up in qualifying order, unless they first form up after the five-minute signal pre-race start – in which case they must join the back of any queue that heads out for the formation lap at the back of the pack.
Autosport understands that by changing this rule, the FIA has closed several possible loopholes the teams could have exploited under the old regulations.
The first is that, under the 2024 wording of this rule, pitlane starters could join an extra formation lap or formation laps held behind the safety car (say, in very wet conditions) if they desired, but in the case of multiple cars being in this scenario some could choose not to do so and therefore automatically gain places when the others returned to the pitlane for the start.
Damaged cars ordered to stop
The other loophole the FIA has closed for 2025 concerns what happens when a driver tries to bring a damaged car back to the pitlane after an incident.Although sources from within the FIA insist the thrust behind this change does not come from any specific incident in 2024, and instead is the result of thinking going back several seasons, there is an illustrative example from last year involving ex-Red Bull driver Sergio Perez.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/oth...1&cvid=a96dc84ed82241beab52c98450184669&ei=30
Apologies for the dumb question but I've joined for the first time this year - would you mind clarifying the format / scoring?
no problem.
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So they can do this crap, which is important to someone, but they still can't clarify the rules of engagement when overtaking?
Seeing as we may have the closest grid in F1 history this season. There will be a lot of "rubbing" going on between drivers.
Seriously, the front axle stuff at a corner needs to be sorted out.
Ferrari wins legal case to delay Cardile starting at Aston
By Chris Medland | March 4, 2025 9:40 AM ET
Enrico Cardile will not be able to start work with Aston Martin until July of this year after Ferrari won a legal case involving its former technical director.
Ferrari announced that Cardile was leaving his role as technical director (chassis area) in July 2024, with Aston Martin then confirming he would join the team as its chief technical officer in 2025. However, with uncertainty relating to his start date – Aston Martin team principal Andy Cowell avoided answering questions relating to Cardile during pre-season testing – Ferrari has now confirmed it has won a court case that prevents the Italian from joining for another four months.
By Chris Medland | March 4, 2025 9:40 AM ET
Enrico Cardile will not be able to start work with Aston Martin until July of this year after Ferrari won a legal case involving its former technical director.
Ferrari announced that Cardile was leaving his role as technical director (chassis area) in July 2024, with Aston Martin then confirming he would join the team as its chief technical officer in 2025. However, with uncertainty relating to his start date – Aston Martin team principal Andy Cowell avoided answering questions relating to Cardile during pre-season testing – Ferrari has now confirmed it has won a court case that prevents the Italian from joining for another four months.